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Sounds,29 Jul 2026,17 mins

Pseudonyms

Shedunnit

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Authors' names loom large when we think about detective stories. Yet many of them are pseudonyms, created just to appear on book covers. But why go to all this trouble? And what makes a good pen name, anyway? This archive episode of Shedunnit was first published on 17th April 2019. Books and sources: 鈥擳he Man in the Queue by Gordon Daviot / Josephine Tey 鈥擜 Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf 鈥擩osephine Tey: A Life by Jennifer Morag Henderson 鈥擪if: An Unvarnished History by Elizabeth Mackintosh 鈥擱ichard of Bordeaux, a play in two acts by Gordon Daviot 鈥擜 Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey 鈥擠egrees of Guilt by H.S. Chandler To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com, where you can also find full transcripts.

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